(uncountable) The art of producing an image from a metal plate into which an image or text has been etched with acid. / (countable) The image created by this process.

present participle of etch

Cut or dug into the surface as by etching. / (of a muscle, body part or person) Toned and with a well-defined musculature.

simple past tense and past participle of etch

A person who etches

plural of etcher

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etch

plural of etching

An acid or corrosive chemical used in etching.

plural of etchant